College World Series history

Welcome to the College World Series historical database, brought to you by Omaha.com and the Omaha World-Herald. This page is our growing home for historical information about past NCAA baseball championships, which have been played in Omaha since 1950.

You can read historical information for each year of the CWS, dating to 1947. We also created a history page for every school that has played in the CWS. Click a banner on the main page or select a team or year from these dropdown menus.

Participating teams

Holy Cross captures series crown

Series highlights

The Holy Cross Crusaders defeated Missouri in back-to-back games to become the first school east of the Mississippi River to win the "Rose Bowl of College Baseball."

The Crusaders captured the crown behind the strong arm of Jim O'Neill. O'Neill earned three victories in the series, including the 8-4 win against the Tigers in the championship game.

The Crusaders lost to Missouri 1-0 in the second round before bouncing back with two victories over Texas and Western Michigan to earn a rematch. The Tigers needed only one victory to eliminate Holy Cross and secure the championship, but the Crusaders proved too difficult to knock off.

Most Outstanding Player

Jim O'Neill, Holy Cross

The 6-foot-5 pitcher won three series games for Holy Cross, including the 8-4 title win.

The right-hander struck out nine and walked two in his championship victory.

Series notes

Note: All-Tournament team selections were not handed out prior to the 1958 College World Series.